Pre-fig'ūre, v. t.

(fig'yur), v. t. [imp. & p. p. PREFIGURED, p. pr. & vb. n. PREFIGURING.] [Fr. préfigurer, Sp. prefigurar, It. prefigurare, Lat. præfigurare. See PREFIGURATE.] To announce or suggest by types and similitudes. “Whom all the various types prefigured.” South.